PHB, MM, DMG covers

Plane Sailing · Aug 17, 2007

OK, Here are the covers from one of the presentation videos.

me likey!

Does the MM cover look a bit like Orcus? Just looking at the nasty skull-topped sceptre there

(added additional, clearer cover-montage from the Wizards Gencon site)

Geron Raveneye · Aug 17, 2007

Yeah, the covers fit with the "more magazine style" that has been mentioned by David Noonan already...can I say that I find them simply ugly? The layout as well as the pictures? All a matter of taste, I know. But that's what you get when you talk about artwork. To be honest, none of the pictures shouts "Dungeons & Dragons" at me personally. :\

And on a second glance, I have to specify that to the PHB cover. The other two are more tolerable.

wedgeski · Aug 17, 2007

Likey too. Excellent art, although the design could use a bit of updating. Plenty of time yet.

Friadoc · Aug 17, 2007

At least they're not the bedazzled tombs from hades that increasingly got worse from 3e to 3.5e.

They're clean covers, I think, with maybe a bit too much art, I'd almost like a cover similar to the 2nd Edition Revised ones.

A clean, solid color border with a well done piece of art at the center, and the title across the top and on the binding.

But, I gotta admit, I do like the look of these ones, although anything is an improvement over the last two version styles.

Sammael · Aug 17, 2007

I think the new covers are a direct result of fan feedback - people loved the Eberron WAR covers, after all.

Aloïsius · Aug 17, 2007

Friadoc said:
At least they're not the bedazzled tombs from hades that increasingly got worse from 3e to 3.5e.

They're clean covers, I think, with maybe a bit too much art, I'd almost like a cover similar to the 2nd Edition Revised ones.

A clean, solid color border with a well done piece of art at the center, and the title across the top and on the binding.

Yup. I would like the cover NOT beeing designed by Wayne Reynold. I'm somewhat tired of his "screaming and attacking" characters, and they should be, given the usualy akward position he draw them. Why not Lockwood or Sam Wood ?

dragonlordofpoondari · Aug 17, 2007

wedgeski said:
Likey too. Excellent art, although the design could use a bit of updating. Plenty of time yet.

Exactly my thinking.

SHARK · Aug 17, 2007

Greetings!

I have to admit--I think the covers *rock*!!!

They look clean, vibrant, and dynamic!

A vast improvement over the lame, or at least boring and dull covers so often used for 3.0 and 3.5E.

I'm glad to see that--Hopefully--WOTC is finally getting their act together, and getting with the effing program!!!!!!

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

JoeGKushner · Aug 17, 2007

Ah man, with WoTC actually using illustrations and not some werid design on the cover, how will 3rd party publishers get away without using art on their covers for years aping the style?

Knight Otu · Aug 17, 2007

I never really had a problem with the Tome Style covers Wizards used (a few 3rd party Tome Styles, on the other hand...), but it's nice to see (near) full-art covers again.

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